Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Vote: Bills — Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
CATHERINE DELAHUNTY (Green): I have been fascinated by this debate, and I recognise the privilege of having five members’ bills selected from the ballot. The National Party may not be on my side, but the gods are, because sometimes an issue needs... Read more →
🛑 Bill failed here — this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
✕ Failed by a clear majority
(48 Ayes – 73 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |